face lift front bar

21mrk · Post by **21mrk** » Mon May 24, 2004 11:02 am

How much do these usually cost?? and do I only need to change the mounting brackets and indicators??

Thanks
Mark

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Mon May 24, 2004 11:31 am

Unique Autosports in Castlehill Sydney sells them for $650 i think...

yes, you will need to change your driving lights and indicators, but i suspect the mounting bracket should be the same...

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Mon May 24, 2004 1:56 pm

if i can still get 5 ppl i can still order it for 250-300 maybe
expressions of interste taken for sydney !

TheSentry · Post by **TheSentry** » Mon May 24, 2004 2:57 pm

That's a neat price fto617 and I considered taking up the original offer u made the other week, but considering getting the indicators etc would cost more than the bumper itself I decided I wasn't made out of money afterall.

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Mon May 24, 2004 3:09 pm

GPXXX wrote:i suspect the mounting bracket should be the same...

The mounting brackets for pre and post facelift models are different, so unless this bar was specifically designed as an upgrade for pre-facelift models, the mounts will need to be altered.

21mrk · Post by **21mrk** » Mon May 24, 2004 3:14 pm

thats cool, i dont mind paying for the fitting.. now to find one for cheap

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Wed May 26, 2004 3:05 pm

have u guys ever looked at the VW beetle cars?
look at the arse
it has round lights
i think from on eof the UK sites
they says its perfect fit for facelift !
anywayz if your from sydney and u want front bar
atm i think its 300AU
just PM me if interested

TimmyD · Post by **TimmyD** » Thu May 27, 2004 12:35 am

looks a bit big....

TimmyD · Post by **TimmyD** » Thu May 27, 2004 12:36 am

the back lights im talking about, the white ones near the underside...
plus what about the indecators??

TheSentry · Post by **TheSentry** » Thu May 27, 2004 9:06 am

You use those as the indicators and put a set of orange bulbs in there. There's a bit of information about it on FTO Owners Club forums. http://www.ftooc.org/. Although the lights will fit, work still needs to be done on them to make them stay there.

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 4:18 pm

ruchi wrote:
GPXXX wrote:i suspect the mounting bracket should be the same...
The mounting brackets for pre and post facelift models are different, so unless this bar was specifically designed as an upgrade for pre-facelift models, the mounts will need to be altered.

i used the same mounting brackets from my pre-facelift bumper onto my facelift bumper with no modifications required to fit the brackets whatsoever...

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 4:23 pm

interesting... I wonder why so many other people have had to alter the mounts to get the facelift bumper to fit on their pre-facelift model?

on a side note, I've just noticed that the rear numberplate on that beatle has been sprayed the same colour as the car!

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 7:49 pm

fto617 wrote:have u guys ever looked at the VW beetle cars?
look at the arse
it has round lights
i think from on eof the UK sites
they says its perfect fit for facelift !
anywayz if your from sydney and u want front bar
atm i think its 300AU
just PM me if interested

I use to have one & i tell u those light aren't cheap in Aus, with the mod u have to do to them inorder to fit with the series 2 bumper, mind as well get the original lights, cause it would work out the same.